USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Wednesday, 14 July 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 165 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean

Entry Index: 385
Position: 73.71, 178.02
Date by Position: 15 July 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: Sea Ice 
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 73° 42' 50"
Longitude by chronometer from afternoon observations Sun E. 178° 1'

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 55 tons 2048 lbs 

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump.
Sounded in 23 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to east indicated by the lead line. Lowered and 
hauled the dredge.
Light westerly and south-westerly wind with unsteadily rising barometer and slightly varying 
temperature. Much fog throughout the day.
About 1 mile N.W. of the ship there is a lane of open water about 1/4 mile wide and extending west.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 33° - Specific gravity = 1.001 at 45°
2 fathoms = 34° - Specific gravity = 1.003 at 42°
22 fathoms = 30.5° x - Specific gravity = 1.025 at 42° x Miller-Casella No 25251

Moon 15° S. 
First quarter

Related Materials

Published Journals of George W. DeLong

See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:

About one and a fourth miles N.W. of the ship there is a lane of water one fourth mile in 
width, and extending W. Mr. Dunbar plans going to it to-morrow and cruising on it in our skin boat.
Jeannette Ship's Journal

See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.

Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 swxs 29.62 — 33.0 — — ocfm
2 sw 29.63 — 32.7 — — ocf
3 sw 29.66 — 32.7 — — ocfm
4 wxs 29.67 — 32.7 — — ocfm
5 w 29.71 — 33.0 — — ocfd
6 w 29.72 — 32.5 — — ocf
7 w 29.74 — 32.5 — — bcf
8 w 29.77 — 32.0 — — bcf
9 w 29.77 — 32.5 — 33.0 bcf
10 w 29.82 — 32.0 — — ocf
11 w 29.83 — 33.0 — — bcz
12 wxs 29.85 — 32.0 — — ocf
13 wxs 29.84 — 33.0 — — bcf
14 wxs 29.86 — 33.0 — — bcf
15 wxs 29.86 — 32.8 — — bcf
16 swxw 29.88 — 33.0 — — bcf
17 wsw 29.89 — 33.0 — — bcf
18 wsw 29.88 — 32.2 — — bc
19 swxw 29.9 — 34.0 — — bcf
20 swxw 29.9 — 32.7 — — bc
21 swxw 29.91 — 31.0 — — bc
22 swxw 29.91 — 31.0 — — bc
23 sw 29.92 — 30.5 — — bc
24 sw 29.92 — 30.5 — — bc
Beaufort Weather Codes

b: clear blue sky, c: cloudy weather, d: drizzling or light rain, e: wet air without rain, f: foggy, g: gloomy or stormy, h: hail, l: lightning, m: misty or hazy, o: overcast, p: passing showers or rain, q: squally, r: continuous rain, s: snow, t: thunder, u: ugly appearances of threatening weather, v: variable weather, w: wet or heavy dew, z: hazy